77th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2013 Regular Session
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LC 1139
House Bill 2350
Sponsored by Representatives BAILEY, TOMEI; Representatives
BUCKLEY, DOHERTY, FREDERICK, MATTHEWS (Presession filed.)
SUMMARY
The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the
measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject to
consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor's
brief statement of the essential features of the measure as
introduced.
Directs Director of Human Services to create or include in
existing survey of teens questions about teen dating violence.
Directs Oregon Health Authority, in consultation with Director
of Human Services, to conduct longitudinal study of teen dating
violence if sufficient moneys are deposited into Teen Dating
Violence Prevention Study Fund by June 30, 2015. Requires report
to Legislative Assembly after completion of study.
Establishes Teen Dating Violence Prevention Study Fund.
Continuously appropriates moneys in fund to Oregon Health
Authority to conduct longitudinal study of teen dating violence.
Requires collection of fee at time of filing petition for
dissolution or annulment of marriage or separation to be paid
into Teen Dating Violence Prevention Study Fund.
A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to teen dating violence; creating new provisions;
amending ORS 21.155; appropriating money; and providing for
revenue raising that requires approval by a three-fifths
majority.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1. { + Section 2 of this 2013 Act is added to and made
a part of ORS 409.290 to 409.300. + }
SECTION 2. { + (1) The Director of Human Services shall create
a survey including, or shall include in any existing survey that
is regularly conducted of students in grades 8 and 11 in this
state, questions about teen dating violence. The questions must
be designed to elicit responses that will assist the Department
of Human Services to determine, at a minimum:
(a) Whether teens in this state are informed about teen dating
violence and, if they are, how they have been informed about teen
dating violence;
(b) The incidence of teen dating violence;
(c) The needs of victims of teen dating violence;
(d) The types of assistance, if any, available to victims of
teen dating violence; and
(e) Possible reasons for teen dating violence and suggestions
to prevent or reduce the incidence of teen dating violence.
(2) The director shall share information obtained from the
survey conducted under subsection (1) of this section with the
Director of the Oregon Health Authority. + }
SECTION 3. { + (1) Subject to section 6 of this 2013 Act, the
Oregon Health Authority, in consultation with the Director of
Human Services, shall conduct a longitudinal study of teen dating
violence among students in grades 7 through 12. The study must
compile information and data about the incidence of teen dating
violence and the existence and effectiveness of teen dating
violence services and programs for teens in Oregon.
(2) The study described in subsection (1) of this section must
use evidence-based practice methodology and must maintain the
confidentiality of victims of teen dating violence.
(3) Following completion of the study described in subsection
(1) of this section, the Director of the Oregon Health Authority
and the Director of Human Services shall prepare a report
containing the following:
(a) The findings, conclusions and recommendations regarding the
incidence of teen dating violence;
(b) A description of services available for victims of teen
dating violence and an explanation of the need for those services
and any additional services; and
(c) Any other recommendations for prevention or reduction of
teen dating violence in this state.
(4) The report prepared under subsection (3) of this section
shall be presented to the committees of the Legislative Assembly
with authority over the subject areas of education and domestic
violence on the date of the convening of the next regular session
of the Legislative Assembly following completion of the study.
(5) For purposes of this section, 'teen dating violence ' has
the meaning given that term in ORS 409.290. + }
SECTION 4. ORS 21.155 is amended to read:
21.155. { + (1) + } A circuit court shall collect a filing fee
of $260 when a complaint or other document is filed for the
purpose of commencing one of the following proceedings and when
an answer or other first appearance is filed in the proceeding:
{ - (1) - } { + (a) + } Proceedings for dissolution of
marriage, annulment of marriage or separation.
{ - (2) - } { + (b) + } Filiation proceedings under ORS
109.124 to 109.230.
{ - (3) - } { + (c) + } Proceedings under ORS 108.110,
109.100 and 109.103.
{ + (2) In addition to the fee collected under subsection (1)
of this section, the circuit court shall collect from the
petitioner a fee of $5 at the time of the filing of a petition
for dissolution of marriage, annulment of marriage or separation.
A fee of $5 shall be charged to the respondent upon the
respondent making an appearance. Fees collected under this
subsection shall be paid into the Teen Dating Violence Prevention
Study Fund established under section 5 of this 2013 Act. + }
SECTION 5. { + (1) The Teen Dating Violence Prevention Study
Fund is established in the State Treasury, separate and distinct
from the General Fund. Except as provided in subsection (2) of
this section, the Teen Dating Violence Prevention Study Fund
shall consist of contributions of moneys from any source, public
or private. Interest earned by the Teen Dating Violence
Prevention Study Fund shall be credited to the fund. Moneys in
the fund are continuously appropriated to the Oregon Health
Authority for the purpose of carrying out section 3 of this 2013
Act.
(2) Moneys in the General Fund and federal funds appropriated
or otherwise obligated to support other programs of the authority
may not be deposited into the Teen Dating Violence Prevention
Study Fund.
(3) The authority may accept assistance from any source, public
or private, and may agree to conditions placed on the moneys not
inconsistent with the provisions of section 3 of this 2013
Act. + }
SECTION 6. { + Section 3 of this 2013 Act becomes operative
only if, not later than June 30, 2015:
(1) Sufficient moneys are deposited in the Teen Dating Violence
Prevention Study Fund established under section 5 of this 2013
Act for the Oregon Health Authority to conduct the study
described in section 3 of this 2013 Act; and
(2) The authority notifies the Legislative Counsel that
sufficient moneys have been deposited in the fund to conduct the
study described in section 3 of this 2013 Act. + }
SECTION 7. { + (1) Section 6 of this 2013 Act is repealed on
July 1, 2015, if section 3 of this 2013 Act does not become
operative on or before June 30, 2015, as provided in section 6 of
this 2013 Act.
(2) Any moneys remaining in the Teen Dating Violence Prevention
Study Fund on the date of the repeal of section 6 of this 2013
Act as provided in subsection (1) of this section shall be
transferred to the General Fund. + }
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